And I thought this was a Lotus
enthusiasts forum
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Originally Posted by ...m...
...the 1ZZ mightn't have as much grunt as our federal cars, but it's supposedly very smooth-handling once it gets up to speed, not much need to sacrifice momentum...
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As ...m... rightly points out it is a very well respected car in the rest of the world where it is a big seller for Lotus - in Australia I suspect (but don't have exact figures) that is outsells the R by at least 10 - 1 and I know many owners who are delighted with it.
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Originally Posted by ItsThaMonsta
Absolutely Pointless! Im happy there are no US plans for this. We need progress not regress!
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The Elise S
is progress - it is the replacement for the base model Elise which used to be rover powered. The 2ZZ-GE version replaced the top spec Elise 111S (156bhp VVC Rover powered) and while the Rover was still available the base model was still sold (with the 122bhp version). With the demise of Rover the 1ZZ-FE was selected as the new engine for the base model.